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Depression impacts an estimated 18 million Americans each year, yet depression screening rarely occurs in the outpatient ...

Scientists at Virginia Tech are revolutionizing depression treatment by tapping into how the brain processes rewards. Their ...

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New research highlights how the brain's reward-learning system can guide personalized treatments for depression.

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Using computational models, the researchers studied how the brain's reward-learning system functions in those with depression, especially among individuals experiencing anhedonia, the inability to ...

If you’re struggling with depression, the most important question about taking an antidepressant is whether it will work. But ...

People with shorter protective caps at the end of their chromosomes (called telomeres) may be more likely to develop age-related brain diseases such as stroke, dementia and late-life depression ...

Prompted by Blue Monday, the BBC's special correspondent reflects on his struggle to find balance and joy in life - and a ...

Psychiatrists and therapists weighed in after a new study found gender dysphoria cases among young patients skyrocketed over ...